New faces in PNDC Govt.
Mr G Adali Mortty, retired University lecturer, public relations practitioner and Commissioner for Redeployment in Ghana's first military regime from 1966-1969 is the new PNDC Secretary for Information. He replaces Miss Joyce Aryee who has moved to the Ministry of Education as Secretary.
The former Education Secretary, Dr Dadson and his deputy Dr Asiama have been returned to the University lecture rooms.
Mr Jantuah, Ashanti Regional Secretary is the new Secretary for Local Government while Mr William Yeboah former district secretary for Kumasi takes over the region as secretary.
Mr Asare Sawire has replaced Mr Christopher Takyi as the Brong Ahafo regional secretary. Mr Takyi is reposted to the chieftaincy secretariat. Other changes are: Dr Adjei Maafo has replaced Ndebugre as Secretary for Agriculture and Dr Francis Acquah takes over from Mr Buadu as Secretary for industries.
New political structure
The National Commission for Democracy with Justice Annan, PNDC member as chairman has been strengthened with the appointment of the following to serve on it. They are Lt. Col Christine Debrah (Rtd), Professor Nana Kobina Nketsia, Nanya Ayirebi Acquah and S. Garba. Mr Jantuah, the new Secretary for Local Government and his deputy, Zakaria are joint secretaries of the commission and Ex-officio members. A PNDC statement said the commission will collate, evaluate and synthesise views and work done on the future of the political structure of Ghana for presentation to the nation.The statement explained that the work of the commission will be guided by the declared objective of the Ghanaian revolution on the concept of democracy that bears relevance to the participation of the broad majority of the people in the decision making process.
Members of economic commission
The PNDC has appointed a national economic commission with Justice D. F. Annan, member of the PNDC as its chairman. Mr P. V. Obeng, PNDC Coordinating Secretary is the Vice Chairman. Other members of the commission are Dr Kwesi Botchway, Secretary for Finance Mr Anthony Wood, formerly of the State Insurance Corporation and Commissioner for Local Government in the second military regime of General Acheampong and Mr Frank Annor, former deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, later relieved of his post by Gen. Acheampong.Representatives of the industrial, agricultural and commercial sectors of the economy are to be appointed to serve on the commission. Mr Wood has the additional responsibility of overseeing the ministries of labour and industry while Annor looks after banking and trade.
Appointments, Retirements, Dismissals
The PNDC has retired four officials and dismissed two other from the public service. Those retired are Mr Kofi Vigbedor, Deputy Secretary of Education, Mr K. Tawia, Chief Parks and Gardens officer, Messrs A. O. Brown and A. H. Alim, Chief landscape designers.Messrs Sam Okyere and Adjin Tetteh have had their appointments with the Sports Council terminated. The two officials who were recently accused by Ghanaian sprinter, Ernest Obeng of carelessly disqualifying him from running for Ghana during the last Olympic games in Los Angeles. Mr Chartey Tagoe is the new director of Ghana television in place of Miss Aba Hayford who returns to the University of Ghana as a lecturer
Film Week at the Commonwealth Inst.
As a follow-up to the 'Focus on Ghana' programme at the Commonwealth Institute from March 7-30 this year, the Ghana Film Week aimed at showing the public a selection of the excellent films made by the indigenous film industry of Ghana.It may be recalled that the showing of Ghanaian-made feature films at the Third Eye Film Festival held in London last year also received favourable review which was a feather in the cap of the Ghana Film Industry.
Screening of the films began last Monday, November 12 and ended on Sunday 18 November. There were films like "The Gold Coast Votes" (1954), "The Boy Kumasenu" (1952), "Progress in Kojokrom" (1953), "Theresa" (1954) "Mr Mensah Builds a House" (1955), all pre-independence films produced by the Gold Coast Film Unit to educate the public on various aspects of socio-economic develop- ment problems.
Another group of films featured the immediate post-independence era when Ghana's first Prime Minister and later president, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah treated the world to his fire- brand politics in "Africa Reborn" (1963) which features Nkrumah's historic address to the first Pan- African summit Conference held in Addis Ababa, and "Osagyefo Entertains The Diplomats" (1966) a short news documentary of Kwame Nkrumah.
The last group of films dealt with recent themes and problems. Among them were "I Told You So" (1970) a musical comedy using the Ghana Concert Party format, "Genesis Chapter X" (1977), "No Tears For Ananse" (1965) and documentary coverage of Flight Lieutenant J.J. Rawlings' tour of the Caribbean and South America in July this year.
The Ghana Film Week gave pleasure to many who wanted to learn more about Ghana. Ghana's Film Industry which shot and produced all the films has a long history behind it.
